Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Jonas Harnum 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Sep 1888 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
    Christening: 11 Nov 1888 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Minister/Priest: M. C. Ernest Smith, 11 Nov 1888, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Jacob Harnum 437
         Mother: Elizabeth Bishop 437
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Notes
General:
150705:

Sept. 29, 1888, Hearts Delight, Harnum, Jacob & Elizabeth, Jonas, M, C. Ernest Smith, Nov. 11, 1888, COE, Fisherman.

Lavinia Harnum 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1853 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 35
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          Death: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *George Sooley 35 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Georgina Sooley
                2. Herb Sooley
                3. Samuel Sooley
                4. Noah Edward Sooley

2. Living
Luke Harnum 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Jun 1890 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
    Christening: 10 Aug 1890 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
          Death: 5 Mar 1892 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 1) 5226
         Burial: After 5 Mar 1892 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5226
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Jas. J. White, 10 Aug 1890, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: John Harnum 437
         Mother: Mary Bishop 437
Notes
General:
150705:

June 29, 1890, Hearts Delight, Harnumn, John & Mary, Luke, M, Jas. J.White, Aug. 10, 1890, COE, Fisherman.

Matthew Harnum 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Jun 1891 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
    Christening: Jun 1891 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Minister/Priest: M, Jno. A. Miles, Jun 1891, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Jacob Harnum 437
         Mother: Elizabeth Bishop 437
Notes
General:
150705:

June ?, 1891, Hearts Delight, Harnum, Jacob & Elizabeth, Matthew, M, Jno. A. Miles, June 1891, COE, Fisherman.

Miriam Harnum 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1884 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2029
    Christening: 11 Jan 1885 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2029
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Minister/Priest: C. E. Smith, 11 Jan 1885, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Harnum 437
         Mother: Diana Bishop 437
Notes
General:
1. Per message on Family History Forum March 01, 2001 by Everett Bishop: Miriam was baptized in the Anglican church on January 11, 1885 by Mr. Bryant.

Robert Harnum 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Oct 1852 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 20
    Christening: 
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Events

•  Census: 1921, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: William Harnum 5218
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Roseanna Welsh 20,2017 
       Marriage: 9 Dec 1879 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2017

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Frederic R. Murray (Priest), 9 Dec 1879, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: James Harnum and Ann Chislett, 9 Dec 1879, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Ruby N. Harnum 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1925 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5227
    Christening: 
          Death: 2000 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 75) 5227
         Burial: 2000 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5227
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lewis Alexander Legge 3357,5229 
       Marriage: 24 Dec 1945 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5227
Notes
General:
240810:

Bobbye Legge's family tree supplied her surname and the fact that they had a son but he is only identified as "Living"

Selina Harnum 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1855 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437,2040
    Christening: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. Joseph Bishop Jr. 658 
       Marriage: 24 Nov 1883 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437,2040,2090

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: C. Ernest Smith (Rector), 24 Nov 1883, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum, 24 Nov 1883, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Eleazer Bishop
                2. Samuel Bishop

2. *John Harnum 437,5221 
       Marriage: 10 Oct 1889 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5222,5223

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Henry C.H. Johnson, 10 Oct 1889, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Edmund Harnum and Arthur Watts, 10 Oct 1889, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Winnie Ann Harnum
Notes
General:
Nov 24, 1883, Hearts Delight, Joseph Bishop, 35, Widower, Fisherman, Hearts Delight and Selina Harnum, 28, ____, Hearts Delight, C. Ernest Smith, Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum

090608 -- Notes from Jennifer Bishop's website: MARRIAGE: 1. Per Dave Short's Bishops of Heart's Delight file: "Selina (Bishop) marr. 10/10/1889 to John Harnum at Hearts Delight. Witnesses: Arthur Watts & Edward Harnum. He, widower, age 50. She, widow, age 34. Both from Heart's Delight." Source VS Vol 61 2. Per Everett Bishop (Wiltshire file): "November 24, 1883 - Joseph Bishop, son of Joseph Bishop, of Heart's Delight, widower, marries Selina Harnum, spinster, of Heart's Delight. Witnesses: Joseph Wiltshire and Drusilla Harnum"

Theresa Harnum 
      Sex: F
AKA: Theresa Hamlyn, Theresa Harmun 1218
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: May 1865 - Greens Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 20
    Christening: 
          Death: 7 Jul 1936 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 71) 19,1342
         Burial: After 7 Jul 1936 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1868, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1869, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: At time of marriage a spinster, address given as Asylum, 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: Household of Moses Hamlyn, Topsail Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Census: Household of Theresa Hamlyn (widow), Topsail Rd., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Victoria Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Name:Victoria Hamlyn
Gender:Female
Age:29
Marital Status:Single
Relation to Head:Daughter
Birth Date:1906
Birth Place:Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Residence Year:1935
Residence Place:Topsail Road, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Theresa Hamlyn
70Head
Henry Hamlyn
33Son
Weston Hamlyn
32Son
George Hamlyn
30Son
Victoria Hamlyn29Daughter
Christianna Harnum
66Sister-in-law.
Parents 
         Father: Harnum
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262 
       Marriage: 14 Jan 1898 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5179

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: G. Ross Godden, Curate, 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Peter Cowan, Albert Langston, Adelaide Harmun, 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




Both listed as previously unmarried at time of this marriage.


       Children:
                1. Eldest Sister Hamlyn
                2. Beatrice May Hamlyn
                3. Henry Cowan Hamlyn
                4. Weston Hamlyn
                5. George H. Hamlyn
                6. Victoria M. D. Hamlyn
                7. Alexander Harvey Hamlyn
Notes
General:
Viewed marriage record 160703 which indicated she was 29 but which did not give where she was from nor the name and profession of her father unfortunately. It indicated her residence as "Asylum" which is curious.

190710:

There is a curious fact missing here. In the Hamlyn plot there is buried an Edna Bishop, widow of George Bishop. Her obituary appreared in the Bay Roberts Guardian as follows:

Friday, December 1, 1916

On the 22nd November, died at No. 39 Brazil Square, St. John's, after a short illness, Edna BISHOP, aged 84 years. She was the wife of the late George Bishop, and leaves to mourn six sons and one daughter.

I have always had Theresa Hamlyn's maiden name as Harmun. That comes from the marriage record. She was not previously married. So who were George and Edna Bishop if not the mother and father of Theresa? And is it purely coincidental that a daughter of Moses and Theresa married a Bishop as well (Joseph from Cavendish, TB)?

I suppose it is possible that Theresa's mother remarried and that her first husband simply was not mentioned in the obituary, but even that seems a bit odd.

The other possibility is that she was the aunt of either Moses or Theresa and was living with them when she died.

Here is the 1935 Census return for #18 Topsail Rd.:

1818HAMLYNTheresaHeadFW70 HAMLYNHenrySonMS33 HAMLYNWestonSonMS32 HAMLYNGeorgeSonMS30 HAMLYNVictoriaDaughterFS29 HARNUMChristinaSister in lawFS66

Moses was dead by then as were a number of his children. Note the new name of Christina as "sister-in-law". This is a new sister for Theresa, not Moses, (her surname is Harnum or Harmun, the two spellings often mixed up, and she would have been Moses' sister in law) that I did not have before. She is unmarried.

280710:

The spelling of Harnum/Harmun is a question. She signed her own name Harmun on the church record but her supposed sister Christina is listed on the census as Harnum. Since her father's name is not given on the marriage record (nor is Moses' for that matter) there are many mysteries left unsolved here.

William Harnum 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1862 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Sep 1904 -  ( about age 42) 1023
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Occupation: Fisherman, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: Islington, 1861, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Emily Chislett 437,770 
       Marriage: 18 Nov 1886 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: George Crance, 18 Nov 1886, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: John Harnum And Flora Crocker, 18 Nov 1886, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




Nov 18, 1886, Hearts Delight, William Harnum, 24, Bachelor, Fisherman, Island Cove and Emily Chislett, 19, Spinster, ____, Island Cove, George Crance (priest), John Harnum and Flora Crocker
Notes
General:
Nov 18, 1886, Hearts Delight, William Harnum, 24, Bachelor, Fisherman, Island Cove and Emily Chislett, 19, Spinster, ____, Island Cove, George Crance (priest), John Harnum and Flora Crocker

Whether this couple is related to the Chisletts of mom's family is unclear but I will hold onto this information until I know for sure one way or the other

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